the lid enamelled after a photograph of Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna with her children, Grand Dukes Kyrill, Boris and Andrei Vladimirovich, the reverse applied with an enamel plaque painted with the Warrant of the Purveyor to the Grand-Ducal Court of Vladimir Alexandrovich, 84 standard

Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich and Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna

Sotheb💙y's London, 30 November 2009, lot 8 (£25,000)

Generally very good condition, and very good weight. There are small enamel losses to the cipher plaque at the edges. Some scratches to the lid, though not down to the metal. Some of the gilding has worn.
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